From Jill Mislinski: All eight indexes on our world watch list have posted gains through the first week of 2018. The top performer is Hong Kong's Hang Seng with a gain of 10.07%, followed by Shanghai's SSE with a gain of 7.24%. NYSE:EFA January 24, 2018 6:21am

Market technician Dave Chojnacki of Street One Financial recaps Monday's bullish stock market action and updates the important technical indicators to watch for the major U.S. averages, as the recent government shutdown draws to a close. INDEXDJX:.DJI January 23, 2018 7:56am

From BlackRock: A synchronized rise in global inflation expectations is fueling higher bond yields, and we see actual inflation running hotter in the U.S. than in Europe and Japan. Richard Turnill explains the implications for our views on inflation-linked bonds. NYSE:TIP January 23, 2018 7:50am

From Silver Doctors: We put out some good analysis of the current government shutdown, and we included what it looked like for gold & silver the last time the government shut down (October 2013). NYSE:SLV January 23, 2018 7:33am

From GoldStockTrades.com: "We see a breakout at $1,400 in gold, which could mean new multiyear highs," said Jeb Handwerger, editor of GoldStockTrades.com, which offers a newsletter focusing on mining exploration companies. Gold futures haven't topped $1,400 since 2013. NYSE:GDXJ January 23, 2018 6:26am

From Chris Kimble: Below looks at Bitcoin from two different time frames. The chart on the left looks at Bitcoin on a weekly basis over the past few years and the chart on the right looks at it on a Daily basis over the past five months. CURRENCY:BTC January 23, 2018 6:22am

From Tyler Durden: President Trump lobbed the first real shot in the global (but mostly Asian) trade war when the White House announced it would slap imported solar cells and washing machines with up to 50% tariffs. NYSE:FXI January 23, 2018 6:20am

From Streetwise Reports: Since bottoming on December 11, 2017, at $1,242, gold has tacked on nearly $100 to its price. Rudi Fronk and Jim Anthony, cofounders of Seabridge Gold, discuss what they see going on. NYSE:GLD January 23, 2018 6:14am